There are many well meaning people on Twitter who want better society, good governance, Equity, Justice and Righteousness. But the thing is we all can’t see the same way. No doubt there are mendacious people who may not want what we all want. 
Yet, most of the time, there are good people who disagree with us. By all means they want a good outcome but their narrative insists on arriving there based on different logistics. The coloration of their lenses are different and their map is nothing like ours.
There’re people who will never believe what I believe, which may be fair, because they don’t know what you know and likewise you are not them neither do U have their intrinsic experience. There are usually many gaps and this is why Education is very necessary even outside school.
Those in Authority will tell you the world works better when things are coherent and predictable with someone in charge sitting at the top of the pyramid. But Freedom dictates that people should be free to speak up & chart their own path to weave a civil society out of Chaos.
We live in a global connection economy driven by trust and Affiliation/Collaboration is key because being in sync & engaged with others makes for a happier life. This is why the constitution was clear on freedom of association but Conformity is preferred by many who act as told.
Many are respected for their consistency because it is safer to stand for something and not reconsider it. But isn’t it true that change is the only constant thing in life? Isn’t Change fine if it makes things better? (Inconsistency).
Today there are Heroes, people who save the day. People who swing into action & take responsibility. There are people who lead from where they are without seeking any political office but there are also bystanders, who believe there’s too much on the line, let someone else do it
A few times you find people who are concerned about people watching them. What will people say have stagnated many. But a few of us remember & take to heart our mother’s words: Do what is right especially if no one is looking. (A child’s intelligence is obtained from the mother)
There is a reason why people sell you religion. So that when you get into an argument they bring God right in, a narrative that keeps the object on a pedestal beyond your reach, an opium that quietens the chatter in our head. But science works & instructs that we seek Proof.
Now you see why Govt all over the world wants to control group mind, Beliefs, ideas. The rationale for Main Stream Media. People preach Change & we believed because things can get better if we let them but those benefitting from the Status Quo see Change as Risky!
Can we maintain Law & Order by insisting on a single concrete cast in stone idea even in a fast changing world to achieve civility or do we integrate conflict resolution in that process since in a pluralistic Socio-Political clime there is bound to be culture conflict & contact.
Despite the strain, do we focus on Service because our Heroes past Sacrificed for us or do we just continue our pursuit of happiness by seeking to profit because making profit is the market’s way of rewarding service? Advocacy or Notoriety? Selfless or Selfish?
There was a time I put up a logical sum and the attempt of the public shows how they were wired. Some showed their workings because finding error in their maths helps us all, transparency pays. But not all of us wants people cherry-picking an argument with us.
The term Family First (taking care of your own) makes sense until we realize that we are society and Community First idea is raise buttressing the fact that everyone in your community is your Family. If you provide for yours at the expense of others, they won’t enjoy it.
I once consulted for a firm that doesn’t believe in doing anything for the long game until it becomes an emergency. The CEO will pull everyone because that pain needs to be addressed in the now but she kept forgetting that emergencies never end. Same goes for the present admin.
The fundamental question I’m asking this morning is simple. How are you wired? Do you have a method to your madness? Which one are you? For Service or for Profit? For Family or for Community? Belief or Proof? Hero or Bystander? Consistent or FlipFlopper? 🤔
If we must break the chains and emancipate ourselves from mental slavery, it begins with us. We need to conquer ourselves first. It begins with the individual. This is the only way we can integrate our studies with society for impact. This is how we bridge institutional gaps.
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